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Imperial Tombs of China

Imperial Tombs of China spans seven dynasties (500 B.C.-A.D. 1900) and includes more than 250 objects excavated from the tombs of China's emperors and ancient rulers. This collection of objects comes from twenty-one museums and cultural centers…

What it meant to be Modern

Henry Art Gallery exhibition

What It Meant to Be Modern: Seattle Art at Mid-Century

Looks at the ways in which the work of artists in Seattle was intricately intertwined with the city and explores the diverse styles that arose from a complex and wide-ranging set of ideas about modern art. Essays present modern art in the context of…

Lost and Found in Chinatown's Ashes

Fire at the Louisa Hotel

China Story: Driven Off Whidbey

The few artifacts which tell of the Chinese workers who were driven off Whidbey island

Dancing Queen

Photo of a Hawaiian dancer. Article, source, and date unavailable.